MIDAS: UK Mean Wind Data

The UK mean wind data describes the mean wind speed and direction, and the direction, speed and time of the maximum gust, all during 1 or more hours, ending at the stated time and date. The data is collected by observation stations across the UK and transmitted within the following message types: SYNOP, HCM, AWSHRLY, DLY3208, HWNDAUTO and HWND6910. The data spans from 1949 to present.

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Identification

File identifier: a1f65a362c26c9fa667d98c431a1ad38 XML

Title: MIDAS: UK Mean Wind Data

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Online resource

Resource identifier

code: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/a1f65a362c26c9fa667d98c431a1ad38

Metadata language: English

Spatial representation type: Grid

Encoding

Format: Data are ASCII formatted

Projection

code: WGS 84

Classification of data and services

Topic category

Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

Other keywords

Keywords

Met Office
MIDAS
UK
meteorology
wind speed
wind direction
gust

Geographic coverage

N

S

E

W

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin: 1949-01-01T00:00:00

Temporal extent

Date (Publication): 2006-07-26T14:05:26

Date (Creation): 2006-07-26T14:05:26

Quality and validity

Lineage: Data collated by the Met Office and archived in the Met Office's MIDAS database. Data are extracted from a sub-set of available tables and delivered to BADC approximately on a monthly basis as flat files.

Conformity

Conformity

Conformity

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Restrictions on access and use

Access constraints: These data have multiple licences for different applications. Always make sure to read the appropriate licence for full data usage limitations details. Other usage may not be permitted. Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.

Access constraints: Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ukmo_agreement.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under academic use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Access constraints: Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/ukmo_agreement_gov.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under policy use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Responsible organization (s)

Contact for the resource

Organisation name: Met Office

Email: enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk

Organisation name: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

Email: badc@rl.ac.uk

Organisation name: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

Email: badc@rl.ac.uk

Organisation name: Met Office

Email: enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk

Organisation name: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

Email: badc@rl.ac.uk

Organisation name: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

Email: badc@rl.ac.uk

Metadata information

Contact for the metadata

Organisation name: NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)

Email: badc@rl.ac.uk

Date stamp: 2026-06-11T11:30:17

Metadata language: English

Conformance class 1: invocable

Access Point URL

Endpoint URL

Technical specification

Conformance class 2: interoperable

Access constraints

Limitation

Use constraints

Limitation

Responsible custodian

Contact for the resource

Overviews

Spatial extent

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